This represents a 69.5 percent increase over the food poverty line for maintaining a minimum healthy diet. Inflation rose to 11.38 percent in November, with food inflation nearing 14 percent. Meanwhile, the latest national wage growth rate stands at 8.10 percent, consistently lagging behind inflation rates nearly every year. Zahid Hussain, a former lead economist at the World Bank’s Dhaka office, said: “Food inflation has become a significant concern. For over 36 months, the inflation rate has risen much faster than the wage growth rate in sectors like agriculture, services, and industry.

ACC Director General (Prevention) Akhter Hossain has also pressed charges against former MP from Gaibandha-4 constituency Abul Kalam Azad on Monday. He was also charged with making suspicious transactions totalling Tk 110 million through seven personal and business bank accounts in his name. Additionally, he deposited Tk 20 million and withdrew nearly the same amount through seven personal and business accounts in his name, totalling about Tk 40 million. It also claims that the accused's wife, Ms Ruhul Ara Rahim, possesses assets worth Tk 5.1 million without any declared source. FARIDPUR EX-SP CHARGEDThe ACC has prosecuted former Faridpur police superintendent Md Shahjahan, now with the Chittagong Range DIG's office, for acquiring illegal assets worth Tk 14 million.

At a briefing at Dhaka’s Foreign Service Academy on Tuesday, the chief advisor’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder said the passport office had cancelled the passports of 22 people involved in "enforced disappearances and murders”. "In addition, the passports of 75 such people involved in or accused of the July killings have been revoked. Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina is one of them," he added. More than 100 cases have been filed against Hasina and her government's ministers, MPs, and the top Awami League leaders for killings intended to curb the movement. The International Crimes Tribunal, or ICT, has issued an arrest warrant against Hasina on charges of genocide and enforced disappearance.

The Ministry of Public Administration will meet on Thursday to decide the fate of the 227 applicants who were excluded from the final recruitment notice for the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service examination for first-class jobs in the government. A meeting on the 227 candidates excluded due to negative comments in their intelligence report will be held at 11:30am on Thursday, an internal memo at the ministry stated. On Jan 25, 2024, the Bangladesh Public Service Commission had provisionally nominated 2,163 candidates for recruitment to various cadres through the 43rd BCS examination. Accordingly, objections and lack of recommendations were reported against 227 applicants, who were declared temporarily unsuitable for appointment. However, the notice stated that if any of the 227 excluded applied for reconsideration, the matter would be looked into.

‘What we have achieved in the last five months is amazing,’ he saysChief Advisor's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said the government's achievements in the past five months are “remarkable”. If we live in a democratic state, we do live in plan and error, with options to choose from. The press secretary said, "At that moment, Muhammad Yunus took charge. Instead, they are currently around $22 billion.”About elections, the press secretary said: "If the political parties think they don't want too much reform, we will hold an election in December this year. If the parties think the interim government has not done sufficient reform work, and they need the reform, then it will take another six months.

The BNP chief will board a Qatar-sent special air ambulance at 10pmSecurity measures have been tightened at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport ahead of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's departure for London. The BNP chief is scheduled to leave for London for medical treatment at 10pm on Tuesday on a special air ambulance sent by the Qatar’s emir. “Begum Khaleda Zia will leave her Gulshan residence at 8pm on Tuesday for Shahjalal International Airport,” BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said in a media statement on Monday. Deputy Commissioner Rawnak Jahan of Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Uttara Division said, “The airport road is a critical entry and exit point for Dhaka. “The airport is a Key Point Installation [KPI], and all arrangements have been made.”He concluded, "We have coordinated with everyone.

A ‘special air ambulance’ flight sent by Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is set to start the journey at 10:00 pm on Tuesday with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her entourage for London. The plane has now been placed under strict security," said Enamul Haque Chowdhury, a member of the BNP Chairperson’s Advisory Council. Stating that the emir arranged the special royal fleet aircraft for Khaleda, her personal physician AZM Zahid Hossain said: "We will leave for London at 10pm tonight. They are Prof Shahabuddin Talukdar, Prof FM Siddique, Prof Nuruddin Ahmed, Dr Zafar Iqbal, Prof AZM Zahid Hossain and Dr Mohammed Al Mamun. BNP chief Khaleda will be admitted to The London Clinic in the UK for advanced treatment, her doctors have said.

The Bangladesh Coast Guard formally handed over the men to their families members on TuesdayAt least 90 Bangladeshi sailors and fishermen who had been detained by the Indian Coast Guard while fishing near the international maritime boundary have been reunited with their families. "On Dec 9, 2024, the Indian Coast Guard seized two Bangladeshi fishing vessels carrying 78 sailors and fishermen. They alleged that the two Bangladeshi fishing vessels were fishing in their territory. The Bangladesh Coast Guard was given the responsibility of conducting it. Zahirul noted that the 90 sailors and fishermen, including those from 'FB Laila-2' and 'FB Meghna-5', were brought to Chattogram on Monday night.

The army was just watching and local and foreign conspirators carried out the massacre, he saysNo mutiny in BDR, it was a ‘conspiracy to kill army officers,’ says probe commission chiefRetired maj gen ALM Fazlur Rahman heading the new inquiry commission into the BDR killings believes there was no mutiny in the border force in 2009 and it was “a conspiracy” to kill the army officers. The seven-strong commission was formed on Dec 23 amid a growing clamour following the change in power for a reinvestigation into the killings of 74 people, including 57 army officers, which caused a stir at home and abroad during the Awami League government. Representatives of RAOWA, relatives of the officers killed in Pilkhana on Feb 25 and 26, 2009, the surviving officers of Pilkhana, and those serving in the army at that time were present in the meeting. It was a conspiracy to kill the officers. Fazlur told bdnews24.com that the commission would launch a website soon to ask for documentary evidence and data.

Inflation rose to 11.38 percent in November, with food inflation nearing 14 percent. Zahid Hussain, a former lead economist at the World Bank's Dhaka office, said: "Food inflation has become a significant concern. Advising on reducing both food prices and inflation, he said: "A decrease in the inflation rate alone will not suffice because wages are not increasing. For over 36 months, the inflation rate has risen much faster than the wage growth rate in sectors like agriculture, services, and industry. We need to curb food inflation and simultaneously enhance the capacity to deal with it."

The capital development authority also asks to remove the sand from the area and restore the wetland to its previous conditionThe Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, or RAJUK, has urged plot owners to remove all kinds of structures in Madhumati Model Town, a housing project in Dhaka's Aminbazar. If not, RAJUK will conduct an operation to evict the structures and restore the project site to its previous condition, the agency said in a public statement on Monday. The project named Modhumoti Model Town was taken after filling the wetland in Bilamalia and Boliarpur mouzas of Aminbazar, which were identified as flood flow areas in the master plan of RAJUK. After the final hearing of the petition, the Supreme Court’s Appellate Division ruled that the Modhumoti Model Town project was illegal. In the detailed area plan of RAJUK, the area is identified as the main watercourse basin or natural water body.

They will enjoy benefits under the 5th grade of the 2015 pay scaleA total of 765 assistant professors in public colleges have been promoted to the position of associate professor. On Monday, the education ministry’s Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education issued two separate notifications promoting these teachers of the Bangladesh Civil Service, or BCS, general education cadre. One notification listed 764 teachers, while the other included a single teacher. Other promoted include 56 from economics, 29 from Arabic and Islamic studies, 46 from Islamic history and culture, 26 from English, 31 from history, 48 from botany, and 7 from agricultural studies. The notification specifies that the promoted teachers are to join their new roles as per the guidelines issued by the directorate.

Tulip Siddiq, who is serving as the UK’s economic secretary to the Treasury and its city minister, is under pressure to resign after revelations that she lied about receiving a £700,000 flat in London as a gift. Instead, Tulip had insisted that her parents purchased the flat for her reports bdnews24.com. According to the MoS, Labour sources have now confirmed that the two-bedroom flat near King's Cross was indeed given to her by the developer as an "act of gratitude”. Tulip reportedly declined to comment, but a source close to her told the MoS: “Tulip's previous understanding of how she gained ownership of the property has changed. Tulip has rented out the flat since at least 2013, declaring rental income while serving as a Labour councillor in Camden, North London.

A group of students of Dhaka University (DU) staged a symbolic hunger strike and sit-in in front of the VC's residence in the campus on Monday to ensure residential facility for all DU students. — bdnews24.comA group of female students of Dhaka University (DU) have observed hunger strike demanding necessary measures to end their accommodation crisis, reports UNB. They gathered in front of the Vice-Chancellor's residence at 11:00 am on Monday and started hunger strike. Allowing non-resident female students to enter the female halls, cancelling the doubling system for beds, shifting Kuwait-Maitree and Bangamata halls to the main campus by constructing new buildings are among their demands. The students ended their hunger strike at 04:00 pm upon assurance from the Pro-VC.

The experiment positions India to play a key role in space exploration and commerceA satellite model is placed on a picture of Earth in this illustration taken Nov 25, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoA satellite model is placed on a picture of Earth in this illustration taken Nov 25, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoIndia postponed by a couple of days on Monday a highly-anticipated space docking experiment that would see it become the fourth country in the world to achieve a feat essential for expanding future deep space exploratory missions. "The docking process requires further validation through ground simulations based on an abort scenario identified today," India's space agency ISRO said, without giving further details. The experiment, crucial for satellite servicing, space station operations, and interplanetary missions, positions India to play a significant role in the commercial and exploratory frontiers of space.